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In many ways, the Belgian system of social security is one of the most developed in the world. Firmly rooted in the industrial organisation and class struggles of the nineteenth century, it has come a long way since the formation in 1850 of pension funds which employees could voluntarily join. Nowadays, nearly every Belgian citizen is protected by some form of social security legislation. Different arrangements were established, providing social security for employees, Government officials, the self-employed, and other ‘minor’ categories such as seamen and miners. The scheme covering employees is by far the largest.

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Verhue, M. (2000). Belgium. In: van Vugt, J.P.A., et al. Social Security and Solidarity in the European Union. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57676-8_2

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